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south wind

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsaʊθ wɪnd

Definitions

A wind blowing from the south.

Equivalents

Françaisvent du sud
DeutschSüdwind
Portuguêssulanosulventovendaval
12 more languages
العربيةقبول
Bosanskijužnjakјужњак
Ελληνικάνότος
Suomietelätuuli
Galegoábregovendaval
Hrvatskijužnjakјужњак
日本語はえ南南風
한국어마파람
Kurdîkûsî
Српскиjužnjakјужњак
Svenskasunnanvind
Kiswahilikusi

Examples

“The watry Southwinde, from the seabord coste / Upblowing, doth disperse the vapour lo'ste, / And poures it selfe forth in a stormy showre [...].”
“Snow-melting south winds and rain⟳ below 2,400m have⟳ marred much of the fantastic early-season base⟳ and created off-piste avalanche risk⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

South Windsor South Wingfield South Witham South Wolumla South Woodford South Woodham Ferrers

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